Rebecca Horn

born 1944

In Tate Modern

The Tanks: Rebecca Horn

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Biography

Rebecca Horn (born 24 March 1944, Michelstadt, Hesse) is a German visual artist, who is best known for her installation art, film directing, and her body modifications such as Einhorn (Unicorn), a body-suit with a very large horn projecting vertically from the headpiece. She directed the films Der Eintänzer (1978), La ferdinanda: Sonate für eine Medici-Villa (1982) and Buster's Bedroom (1990). Horn presently lives and works in Paris and Berlin.

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Artworks

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Rebecca Horn Finger Gloves

1972

Rebecca Horn Pencil Mask

1972

Rebecca Horn Unicorn

1970–2

Rebecca Horn Concert for Anarchy

1990

On display at Tate Modern part of The Tanks

Rebecca Horn Arm Extensions

1968

Rebecca Horn Mechanical Body Fan

1973–4

Rebecca Horn Berlin Exercises: Dreaming under Water

1974–5

On display at Tate Modern part of The Tanks

Rebecca Horn Cockatoo Mask

1973

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Film and audio

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Body Extensions and Isolation

Joey from Tate Collective London shares her perspective on Rebecca Horn's work In The Triangle

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